Gregory DG Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Saw this while doing a Google Image search for a "Happy Computer." http://www.cbmhardware.de/c64/c64literatur.php3?Lang=E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted February 18, 2002 Author Share Posted February 18, 2002 This may explain it better: http://www.cbmhardware.de/images/happy284.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Yeah, the "Happy Computer", formerly "Hobby Computer" was a great monthly publication here in germany. It was for the 8-bit, the 16-bit and the consoles. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irata_99 Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I recognize the Atari XL computer in the quoteI recognize the Atari XL computer in the picture since the 800XL was my very first computer, but what are the other ones in the picture? I figure that they must be european models so I have no idea which ones they are. The others are an Alphatronic PC, an Arcorn B, a Sharp MZ 700 (that´s the second from the top, my brother had one of those) and a Spectravideo SV 328. Must have been hard competitors to the 800 XL. Don´t know if they are european only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 quoteThe others are an Alphatronic PC, an Arcorn B, a Sharp MZ 700 (that´s the second from the top, my brother had one of those) and a Spectravideo SV 328. Must have been hard competitors to the 800 XL. Don´t know if they are european only. The Alphatronic was a CP/M machine from Triumph Adler, a German business maschine manufacturer. It was quite successfull in the business area. The BBC Arcon B was a British computer. In Germany it was not sold very well. The same fate had hit the Sharp. The semi-MSX-computer SVI 328 did not sell very well, too. BTW: The Happy Computer was a great magazine. I had a subscription, I had put the in the litter bin 8 years ago. Stupid me:/ Best, Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 I recognize the Atari XL computer in the picture since the 800XL was my very first computer, but what are the other ones in the picture? I figure that they must be european models so I have no idea which ones they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 The Acorn BBC model B was a great computer, it got its name from the fact that it was licensed as the 'official' micro of BBC television. That got it on every schools technology programme, not to mention at least a couple of units in pretty much every school in UK (even my girlfriends country backwater school had 1, as well as.. you'll love this... 2 BIG TRAKS that they got to use for educational purposes - what a school!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 quote: Originally posted by MaO: BTW: The Happy Computer was a great magazine. I had a subscription, I had put the in the litter bin 8 years ago. Stupid me:/ Best, Marc Yeah, stupid. But never mind, I did it the same way. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 quote: Originally posted by liveinabin: That got it on every schools technology programme, not to mention at least a couple of units in pretty much every school in UK (even my girlfriends country backwater school had 1, as well as.. you'll love this... 2 BIG TRAKS that they got to use for educational purposes - what a school!!) i visited a french school in berlin. they got a macintosh 2 in 1984, so instead of going to the sport class, i went to the library and started typing games in basic ... since then i used mac computers .... so i guess i'm really a mac veteran .... i didn't only sell my mac //e later ... but also all my computer mags at the end of the eighties ... i had happy computer, telematch and many apple magazines ... i should have kept them, as well as my mac .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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